Among the tribes who live in the Kilimanjaro region are the Masai. One of the projects that will provide you with the best possible glimpse into Masai culture is Kambi ya Chooka.
Kambi ya Chooka is managed and controlled by the Masai people and therefore you expect to get the best experience that is raw. You will have an English speaking guide in your company to hep you navigate through the entire visit.
Traditional Masai Experiences
Adumu is the traditional dance of the Masai. . The dance will involve a lot of jumping.
The Masai word “Adumu” means “jump,” and when used in this context, it refers to both jumping and landing.
The warriors will form a circle, and after a short period, a few individuals will jump inside it till they return to the circle to wait for another group to join them.
You’re not going to allow your heals to come into contact with the earth, for example. Depending on the height at which the persons in the middle rise, the members in the circles will create noises and alter the pitch of the sounds.
In order to participate in the festivities, the women—especially the wives and girlfriends of the worried parties—will arrange themselves and dress elaborately.
It’s the mother to the warriors that will do the singing and pay tribute to their sons for their courageous acts. The Masai are a boarder community and they live both in Northern Tanzania and southern Kenya.
The Masai generally have a unique way they adapt to living in the desert area yet they are cattle keepers. They also do some farming. They are very hospitable people and thy well come very many people into the community.
One of the unique things to look out for is this dance. They have many other aspects of their lives that are really interesting like their attire. The way they eat cattle blood and the process of harvesting it without necessarily killing the cows.
The Dance is part of the bigger Eunoto festival that lasts about 10 days.
This 10-day celebration has young males completing all the necessary rituals to become Masai warriors. fighters. There are numerous Masai rites, Eunoto being only one. performed on various occasions, particularly to mark a person’s transition from one stage of life to another.
Eunoto is essentially the coming-of-age of a boy. And once they complete this rite successfully, they advance to senior warrior status.
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